Are you ready to launch your business and take it to the next level? The Pino Center Shark Tank is an opportunity to have your pitch reviewed by a local panel of entrepreneurs and mentors.

The Shark Tank -- the final event in the Florida International University Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center's spring workshop series -- will be an educational and networking opportunity for all, regardless of whether you are in the audience or on the main stage. One winning pitch will be awarded a complimentary pass to the 2013 AVCC: Healthcare Innovation and Venture Capital, to take place at the Hilton Miami Downtown Dec.11-12.

The registration fee for this workshop is $50 but this is a free event to all participants of the 2013 Miami Herald Business Plan Challenge, which is sponsored by the Pino Center. If you entered the Challenge this year, email ndahlberg@miamiherald.com or contact the Pino Center for a discount code.

The Pino Center Shark Tank

Date, time, place: April 19, 2013, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at FIU's College of Business Complex, Special Events Center, CBC 232